TY - JOUR
T1 - Riding the tides of mergers and acquisitions by building a resilient workforce
T2 - a framework for studying the role of human resource management
AU - Cooke, Fang Lee
AU - Wood, Geoffrey
AU - Wang, Meng
AU - Li, Alice Shuaishuai
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been a popular strategy for firms to increase their competitive advantage. Existing research has revealed a wide range of implications for the workforce and human resource management (HRM) stemming from M&As. However, insufficient attention has been paid to issues related to employee resilience. We argue that employee resilience, a concept that is still to gain widespread attention in HRM research, is crucial to organizations wishing to manage their M&As successfully, especially in the post-M&A integration. We develop a set of complementary propositions, present a research framework, and indicate directions for future studies.
AB - Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been a popular strategy for firms to increase their competitive advantage. Existing research has revealed a wide range of implications for the workforce and human resource management (HRM) stemming from M&As. However, insufficient attention has been paid to issues related to employee resilience. We argue that employee resilience, a concept that is still to gain widespread attention in HRM research, is crucial to organizations wishing to manage their M&As successfully, especially in the post-M&A integration. We develop a set of complementary propositions, present a research framework, and indicate directions for future studies.
KW - HPWPs
KW - Mergers and acquisitions
KW - Resilience
KW - Supportive leadership
KW - Well-being
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078809696&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100747
DO - 10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100747
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078809696
VL - 31
JO - Human Resource Management Review
JF - Human Resource Management Review
SN - 1053-4822
IS - 3
M1 - 100747
ER -